Import Control System

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The UK technical Interface Specifications (TIS) have been produced following consultations with certain key trade stakeholders involved in International Trade. They set out the messages that need to be exchanged between the trade and HM revenue & Customs (HMRC) since Import Control System (ICS) became mandatory on 1 January 2011.

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ICS phase 1 - technical interface specification version 2.3 (PDF 1.2MB)
Version date 18 February 2013

ICS Schema Version 6.0 (ZIP 57K)
Version date 14 March 2013

ICS WSDL Version 6.0 (ZIP 12K)
Version date 14 March 2013

ICS Code list version 1.1 (ZIP 473K)
Version date 1 September 2009

ICS TPVS trader test pack version 1.2 (PDF 134K)
Version date 15 November 2011

HMRCmark user guide version 1.0 (PDF 23K)
Version date 6 November 2008

ICS technical issues log version 1.6 (PDF 45K)
Version date 25 April 2013